All Screen articles in 01 July 2010 – Page 6
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Overture chiefs McGurk and Rosett leave the company
Overture Films chiefs Chris McGurk and Danny Rosett walked out late on Thursday [July 1] following differences of opinion with parent company Starz over the distributor’s future.
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Eclipse scores $19m from opening days in 22 territories
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse looks certain to dominate the overseas arena this weekend following an estimated $19m haul from opening days in 22 markets.
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Icahn increases stake in Lionsgate, raises prospect of proxy battle
Corporate raider Carl Icahn’s stake in Lionsgate has grown to 33.9% after the June 30 expiry of his $7 per share tender offer, putting further pressure on the Santa Monica-based studio.
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Philadelphia Film Sociey promotes Lerman, hires Quinn and Werner
The Philadelphia Film Society has promoted director of programming Michael Lerman to artistic director and hired Tom Quinn and Ryan Werner as programmers of the Philadelphia Film Festival.
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Eclipse sets record $68.5m North American opening day
The records continue to tumble before The Twilight Saga Eclipse as Summit Entertainment reported the film grossed $68.5m on its Wednesday opening day (June 30).
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Warner Bros challenges fans to find The Extractor
The studio is supporting the launch of Christopher Nolan’s Inception with a social media campaign.
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Metrodome appoints new sales chief
The indepedent distributor has promoted its theatrical sales manager to the top job.
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Four world premieres in Sarajevo feature competition
The 16th Sarajevo Film Festival has revealed a nine-strong line-up for its feature film competition.
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Features
Screen's Global Top 10 - June 25 - 27
Global Top 10 June 25 - 27TitleGross $ScrnsToy Story 398,544,9299843Grown Ups42,996,524 Knight And Day32,555,2105,339The A Team13,840,9217654Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time8,667,5648287Sex And The City 28,177,8785999Shrek Forever After7,224,1283508Get Him To The Greek6,944,1157622Killers5,378,1653990Welcome To Shama Town3,671,200385*Source: Screen International; Rentrak EDI. Based on North American and international box-office charts.For the full Global ...
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Vietnam competition authorities announce probe into MegaStar
The Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) has announced that it is officially investigating a class action law suit brought against distributor-exhibitor MegaStar Media by six local cinema operators.
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Wayne Borg
The COO of Abu Dhabi’s twofour54 talks about his ambitions for the media zone, and what makes it different from other entertainment organisations.
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Legend Of The Fist: The Return Of Chen Zhen
Currently in post-production, Legend Of The Fist: The Return Of Chen Zhen is one of Asia’s most highly-anticipated late summer releases.
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PACT proposals: ambitious but timely
UK producers have long survived on resourcefulness rather than reward; trade association PACT is determined to rebalance the industry although its plans to help producers get their share have met with lively debate.
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MPCA to produce US remake of Japanese Oscar winner Departures
The US-based company hopes to start production on the remake, which will be set in New York, before the end of the year.
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Jackson report critical of New Zealand Film Commission
New Zealand’s leading director and David Court, director of AFTRS Centre for Screen Business, lay out a blueprint for the future of the country’s film industry.
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Aude Hesbert, festival director of Paris Cinema
Paris Cinema aims to offer French cinema-goers a taste of the latest films from festivals around the world. Festival director Aude Hesbert explains the festival’s ethos and plans for this year’s edition.
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Indian film's tender shoots
Against a backdrop of social and economic change, Indian cinema has started to diversify. But it will take more time for India’s new wave of film-makers to compete at an international level